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Background
- Social exclusion “…depends not only on income but also on access to services.” (UN
declaration, 1995); “service exclusion” (Fisher & Bramley, 2007).
- Poverty and social exclusions connected to barriers to full participation in the labour
market, including presence of
- Children in need of care; Labour supply effect, 10% increase in CC cost=> ½ hour weekly
reduction maternal work (Russell, 2018).
- People who need help – physical or mental ill-health conditions; Mixed results in terms
- f labour market outcomes. Hours in care (+20) reduce likelihood to work(Carmichael
and Charles, 1998). Australian data found no effect (Leigh, 2010).
- Positive effect on child development, quality of life for recipient & carer, cost to society.
- We focus on two services throughout
- Childcare
- Home care for those needing help